Administration Assistant Contracts in England

Administrative Assistant
UK > England

The median Administrative Assistant daily rate in England is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 473 537 652
Rank change year-on-year +64 +115 +126
Contract jobs requiring an Administration Assistant 12 5 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.049% 0.013% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.014% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 0
10th Percentile - £134 -
25th Percentile - £156 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £198 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.05% - -
75th Percentile £213 £246 -
90th Percentile £305 £271 -
UK median daily rate £150 £198 -
% change year-on-year -24.05% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £12.87 - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £13.85 - -
75th Percentile £16.14 - -
90th Percentile £20.26 - -
UK median hourly rate £13.85 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 22,549 34,488 47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 92.73% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,007 22,894 33,903
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 2,432 1,409
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Administration Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Administration Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Administration Assistant in England

Administration Assistant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Administration Assistant in England.

Daily rate trend for Administration Assistant in England

Administration Assistant
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Administration Assistant in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Administration Assistant in England

Administration Assistant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Administration Assistant in England.

Hourly rate trend for Administration Assistant in England

Administration Assistant
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administration Assistant within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +51 6 £150 -45.45% 1
London +39 3 £250 - 5
South West +46 1 - - 3
North of England +19 1 - - 7
East of England - 1 - - 4
North West - 1 - - 4
Administration Assistant
UK

Administration Assistant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Administration Assistant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Administration Assistant in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
3 5 (41.67%) Inventory Management
3 5 (41.67%) Driving Licence
3 5 (41.67%) COSHH
4 4 (33.33%) Finance
5 2 (16.67%) Migration
5 2 (16.67%) CRM
5 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
5 2 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
5 2 (16.67%) Data Entry
5 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (16.67%) Kalman Filter
5 2 (16.67%) Onboarding
6 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
6 1 (8.33%) Data Sharing
6 1 (8.33%) Client Onboarding
6 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (8.33%) Analytics
6 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow
6 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (8.33%) Time Management
6 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (8.33%) ITIL

Administration Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Driving Licence
2 2 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Inventory Management
2 2 (16.67%) CRM
2 2 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
2 2 (16.67%) Data Entry
2 2 (16.67%) Kalman Filter
2 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
2 2 (16.67%) Migration
3 1 (8.33%) Analytics
3 1 (8.33%) Client Onboarding
3 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (8.33%) Data Sharing
3 1 (8.33%) ITIL
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Time Management
3 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) COSHH
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow